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Mrs. Gamble from Cottondale, AL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books in Every Hand, Dreams in Every Heart

Help me give my students new books, color paper, and cords to charge our iPads and coding robots.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Gamble's classroom raised $857

This project is fully funded

My Project

My students walk into our school library with excitement in their eyes. They can't wait to be able to let their imagination go wild in the library and our Makerspace. You can see students taking apart and putting together computers, designing 3-D models, constructing structures, learning about circuitry, or playing board games. You will also see students curled up in the corner reading a book or asking me for a new book for them to read. It always puts a smile on my face when they come back to me, after reading a book, to tell me how much they loved a book.

This project will help provide our library with a more diverse collection, including books with minority main characters, books about science, manga books, and some mystery books that will keep them guessing.

One of my favorite books in this project is A Rover's Story. It is all about the Mars Rover from the Rover's perspective. It is such a cute and heartwarming story of adversity and finding yourself. This project will also provide us with color paper and power cords to use for our STEM projects. The cords will allow us to keep our iPads charged, as well as all of our coding robots that we use in the library. The color paper will help us restock our supply as we use it all of the time to give our projects that extra pop of color. Thank you so much for taking the time to read about my students and how you can help make our library a better place for them!

Mrs. Gamble Davis - Emerson Middle School Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
JXMOX USB Type C Cable,USB A to USB C 3A Fast Charging (3.3ft 5-Pack) Braided Charge Cord Compatible with iPhone 16 Pro Max/15 Pro Max Plus,Samsung Galaxy S10 S9 S8,Note 9 8,A11 A20 A51,LG G7 V30 V35 • Amazon Business $6.99 10 $69.90
Conable USB A to USB C Cable (4 FT, 20-Pack), Multi Pack Bulk Nylon USB A to C Charger Cable, 3A Fast Charging for iPhone 15/15 Pro /15 Plus /15 Pro Max, iPad Mini/Air/Pro, Galaxy S23, LG, Black • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai, Vol. 2: Disciples of Avan (2) • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
One Piece, Vol. 2: Buggy the Clown • Amazon Business $9.69 2 $19.38
Fearless: A Middle Grade Adventure Story • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Naruto, Vol. 1: Uzumaki Naruto • Amazon Business $8.63 2 $17.26
Rebellion 1776 • Amazon Business $17.09 1 $17.09
Off the Map • Amazon Business $16.94 1 $16.94
Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai, Vol. 3: Disciples of Avan (3) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Komi Can't Communicate, Vol. 1 (1) • Amazon Business $7.98 2 $15.96
Bound for Home • Amazon Business $15.96 1 $15.96
One Piece, Vol. 1: Romance Dawn • Amazon Business $7.68 2 $15.36
Isle of Ever • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29
Away (Alone) • Amazon Business $15.18 1 $15.18
Ghost Town: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Cat Companions Maruru and Hachi Vol. 3 • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Outsider Kids: A Parachute Kids Graphic Novel (Parachute Kids #2) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
A Rover's Story • Amazon Business $7.01 2 $14.02
Cat Companions Maruru and Hachi Vol. 2 • Amazon Business $13.94 1 $13.94
I.R.L. • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
A Risky Game (The Liars Society #2) • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Sweet Valley Twins: The New Girl: (A Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $13.27 1 $13.27
It Came from the Trees • Amazon Business $13.07 1 $13.07
Stuck (A Click Graphic Novel, 7) • Amazon Business $12.79 1 $12.79
Bright Color Paper, Neenah Astrobrights®, Letter Paper Size, 24 Lb, FSC Certified®, Lift-Off Lemon, Ream Of 500 Sheets • Amazon Business $12.49 1 $12.49
Neenah Paper 22651 Color Paper, 24lb, 8 1/2 x 11, Cosmic Orange, 500 Sheets • Amazon Business $12.49 1 $12.49
Hammermill Colored Paper, 20 lb Canary Printer Paper, 8.5 x 11-1 Ream (500 Sheets) - Made in the USA, Pastel Paper, 103341R, 1 Ream | 500 Sheets, Letter (8.5x11) • Amazon Business $12.07 1 $12.07
The Eyes and the Impossible: (Newbery Medal Winner) • Amazon Business $12.07 1 $12.07
The Cartoonists Club: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Neenah Paper 21869 Color Cardstock, 65lb, 8 1/2 x 11, Vulcan Green, 250 Sheets • Amazon Business $11.83 1 $11.83
Simon Sort of Says: Newbery Honor Award Winner • Amazon Business $11.67 1 $11.67
The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman • Amazon Business $11.36 1 $11.36
Cat + Gamer Volume 7 • Amazon Business $11.15 1 $11.15
Dragon Ball Super, Vol. 13 (13) • Amazon Business $11.15 1 $11.15
My Secret to Tell • Amazon Business $10.97 1 $10.97
Naruto, Vol. 5: The Challengers • Amazon Business $10.92 1 $10.92
Hammermill Colored Paper, 20lb Pink Printer Paper, 8-1/2 x 11- 1 Ream (500 Sheets) - Made in the USA, Pastel Paper, 103382R • Amazon Business $10.04 1 $10.04
One-Punch Man, Vol. 6 (6) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Vol. 13 (13) • Amazon Business $9.29 1 $9.29
One-Punch Man, Vol. 7 (7) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Naruto, Vol. 6: Predator • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
One-Punch Man, Vol. 1 (1) • Amazon Business $8.21 1 $8.21

Materials cost

$636.49

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$51.87

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$727.91

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$128.45

Total project goal

$856.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$856.36

4 Donors

-$392.51

Donations toward project cost

-$390.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.78

match offer

-$396.68

Match offer toward project cost

-$337.18

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$67.17

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$0.00

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